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Press Alt+Space, type a few letters, press Enter: apps, files, web search, calculations, clipboard and system commands, all from one window

Why ALTRun

  • Tiny: about 2.5 MB, with one ALTRun.exe and a few resource files; no .NET, Electron or other runtime to install.
  • Fast: results appear as you type. With Everything running, file searches cover all disks in milliseconds; otherwise, ALTRun uses its built-in index.
  • Smart ranking: learns from what you pick; matches word initials (vsc → Visual Studio Code) and pinyin initials (wx → 微信; file names too: cs → 测试文件.zip), and highlights the matched characters.
  • Beyond launching: Quick Switch jumps Open / Save dialogs to folders open in Total Commander, Directory Opus or Explorer; act on selected text, files or URLs in any app; expand snippets with ;keyword.
  • All in one: calculate and convert units, search the web, browse bookmarks, manage clipboard history and snippets, run system commands, or open a terminal—without separate tools for each task.
  • Keyboard first: use → for the action panel, see what Enter will do in the…